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Cry Havoc!

The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861

The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861

By Nelson Lankford

By Nelson Lankford

By Nelson Lankford

By Nelson Lankford

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    About Cry Havoc!

    A “compact, engrossing narrative”* that vividly reimagines the events that led to the outbreak of the Civil War

    What separates historian Nelson D. Lankford’s engaging examination of the causes of the Civil War from other books on the subject is its willingness to consider the alternative possibilities to history. Cry Havoc! recounts in riveting detail the small quirks of timing, character, and place that influenced the huge trajectory of events during eight critical weeks from Lincoln’s inauguration through the explosion at Fort Sumter and the embattled president’s response to it. It addresses the what-ifs, the might-have-beens, and the individual personalities that played into circumstances-a chain of indecisions and miscalculations, influenced by swollen vanity and wishful thinking-that gave shape to the dreadful conflict to come.

    About Cry Havoc!

    A “compact, engrossing narrative”* that vividly reimagines the events that led to the outbreak of the Civil War

    What separates historian Nelson D. Lankford’s engaging examination of the causes of the Civil War from other books on the subject is its willingness to consider the alternative possibilities to history. Cry Havoc! recounts in riveting detail the small quirks of timing, character, and place that influenced the huge trajectory of events during eight critical weeks from Lincoln’s inauguration through the explosion at Fort Sumter and the embattled president’s response to it. It addresses the what-ifs, the might-have-beens, and the individual personalities that played into circumstances-a chain of indecisions and miscalculations, influenced by swollen vanity and wishful thinking-that gave shape to the dreadful conflict to come.

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    About Nelson Lankford

    Nelson Lankford edits The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the quarterly journal of the Virginia Historical Society. A resident of Richmond, he is the co-editor of Eye of the Storm and Images from the Storm and author of The… More about Nelson Lankford

    About Nelson Lankford

    Nelson Lankford edits The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the quarterly journal of the Virginia Historical Society. A resident of Richmond, he is the co-editor of Eye of the Storm and Images from the Storm and author of The… More about Nelson Lankford

    Product Details

    Category: Civil War History | Military History | Political Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Paperback | $24.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Dec 18, 2007 | 336 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-3/8 | ISBN 9780143112792

    Category: Civil War History | Military History | Political Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Dec 18, 2007 | 336 Pages | ISBN 9781101221327

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    Praise

    “Disturbs the time-honored march of history with a series of provocative what- ifs.”
    –The New York Times Book Review*

    “Captures the drama and complexity of this volatile period [and] reminds readers that . . . events could have taken a different path. Anyone interested in the background of our greatest national crisis will find Cry Havoc! hugely rewarding.”
    -Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Confederate War

    Awards

    Daniel M. & Marilyn W. Laney Book Prize WINNER

    Table Of Contents

    Cry Havoc!Prologue: Harpers Ferry, October 1859

    1. Faithfully Execute
    Washington, D.C., March 4, 1861

    2. Wait And See
    Early March

    3. Toujours La Politesse
    Washington, D.C., Early to Mid-March

    4. Contrivances Of Delay
    Richmond, Mid-March

    5. Collision Course
    Late March to Early April

    6. Flash Point
    Charleston, April 12

    7. Tidings Of War
    April 12 to 15

    8. Cheated And Deceived
    April 15 to 17

    9. Give The Old Lady Time
    Richmond, April 15 to 17

    10. John Brown In Gray
    Harpers Ferry, April 17 to 18

    11. Burning Bridges
    Baltimore, April 17 to 19

    12. Alone
    Washington, D.C., April 18 to 21

    13. Broad Stripes And Bright Stars
    April 18 to 21

    14. Sunday Rest
    Gosport Navy Yard, April 21

    15. Wild Excitement
    Baltimore, April 20 to 21

    16. Countless Rumors
    April 21 to 25

    17. Dismembering The Nation
    Late April to Early May

    Epilogue: Spring 1865

    Acknowledgments
    Abbreviations
    Notes
    Bibliography
    Index

    Maps appear on pages 14, 52, 140 , and 160

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